This Assembly of Believers - by Stephen Burns (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 'This Assembly of Believers' Bryan Cones seeks to take seriously the pastoral context of a congregation, recognising the physical ability, gender and sexuality of those who make up the congregation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Among the symbols with which the liturgy deals, none is more important than this assembly of believers."</p><p><br></p><p>This claim made in the 1970s forces the local church to consider those within its congregation, and recognise the gifts and challenges of difference within the church community. In This Assembly of Believers</em> Bryan Cones seeks to take seriously the pastoral context of a congregation, recognising the physical ability, gender and sexuality of those who make up the congregation.</p><p><br></p><p>Starting each chapter with their lived experience, Cones poses important questions of the liturgy in light of these experiences before realigning the liturgy to demonstrate the positive theological significance of the marginalised within the congregation.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Revelling in 'difference', learned in past traditions, thinking and imagining anew in the context of conventional ways of going about things, and not just how we conduct ourselves in worship, we may find exciting possibilities of transformation opening up in the lives of all those involved. Shift 'liturgy' to the heart of theological study where it belongs - enjoy the grace of change - and the wit and sensitivity of this book!" -- <em>Ann Loades, University of St Andrews, UK</em></p><p><br></p><p>"In this brilliant book, Bryan Cones leads us in relentless pursuit of a much-touted yet under-explored idea in liturgical theology: that the assembly is the primary symbol. Cones not only illumines this contention but inclusivizes it, very intentionally welcoming the gifts and graces of assembly members often overlooked-children, the bodily impaired, the LGBTIQA+ rainbow, and more. Subtle, smart, persistent, and fierce all at one, This Assembly of Believers tips us into bold depictions of the reign of God manifesting in our midst." -- <em>Stephen Burns, Pilgrim Theological College, Melbourne, Australia</em></p><p><br></p><p>"This is an immensely rich, scholarly and imaginative work of liturgical theology. Scholarly and practical, theological and pastoral, It offers an expansive vision of the kind of church many hunger to experience, and shows how such a vision can be embodied in ordinary communities of the faithful." --<em>Nicola Slee, The Queen's Foundation, Birmingham, UK</em></p><br>
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